All retail food businesses including mobile and temporary food
vendors are required to be registered with Council. All food businesses
are required to notify the NSW Food Authority on
www.foodnotify.nsw.gov.au

All retail food businesses operating within Coffs Harbour LGA
are required to be registered with Coffs Council are subject to health inspections. Temporary Food Stalls and
Mobile Food Vendors are also required to register with Coffs Harbour
City Council with the exception of proof of current registration with
another local council.

Ensure compliance with the relevant Legislation,
Australian Standard and Food Standards Code. Refer to the section
above on this page for more information.

Prior to operating a food business from a premises
approved for food sale, you may request a pre-purchase or
pre-opening inspection by Council’s Environmental Health Officer -
use the Health
Enquiry Form.

Submit a completed Food Business Registration Form (see
above) and the applicable
fee.

All prospective home food businesses must submit a Development Application to Council's
Development Assessment Unit prior to operation. The submitted
application will then be assessed against relevant and applicable
legislation to ensure compliance.

Home based food businesses are regulated by the NSW Food
Authority (if your home is NOT the point of sale). Notification must be made to the NSW Food
Authority online or on 1300 552 406 of the existence of your
approved home food business.

Temporary food stalls include any structure set up for a
specific, occasional event, such as a fete, fair, market or concert.
Facilities should be constructed to ensure food safety, promote a good
standard of food hygiene and enable easy cleaning and maintenance.

A completed Temporary Food Vendor Help Sheet
and Checklist and the required information must be
submitted to Coffs Harbour City Council along with the Food Business
Registration Form prior to attending an event.

Out of town food vendors are not required to register with
Coffs Council provided a copy of their current food business
registration with another Local Council is available onsite when
operating within Coffs Harbour LGA.

A mobile food vending vehicle is any means of transport,
whether self-propelled or not, or otherwise designed to be movable from
place to place, and which is used for selling food, whether on land, sea
or air. It includes vehicles used for on-site food preparation (e.g. hot
dogs), one-step food preparation (popcorn), and the sale of any type of
food including pre-packaged food.

Council’s Mobile Food Vendor Procedure provides
further detailed information relating to the application, inspection,
approval and operating requirements that apply to the operation of
Mobile Food Vendors within the Coffs Harbour local government area.
Applicants are requested to familiarise themselves with the procedure
prior to submission of an application.

A completed Mobile Food Vendor Help Sheet and
Checklist and the required information must be
submitted to Coffs Harbour City Council along with the food business
registration form prior to commencing operation.

Out-of-town food vendors are not required to register with
Coffs Harbour City Council provided a copy of their current food
business registration with another local council is available onsite
when operating within Coffs Harbour LGA.

The event organiser must keep an up-to-date list of all the
food vendors attending the event/market. The event/market organiser must
also ensure each food stall is supplied with the following during
operation:

Clear access to an adequate supply of potable water

Ample facilities for waste disposal (including general
rubbish and wastewater).

Note: If your event is new to the Coffs Harbour region or
large-scale (expecting high attendance and/or is happening over a large
area), you must contact Council’s Environmental Health team prior to
commencement of works.

The NSW Guidelines for Water Carters 2012
prepared by NSW Health and the NSW Food Authority assists water carters
in understanding their responsibilities associated with providing safe
drinking water and meeting compliance with the requirements of the
Public Health Act 2010, the Public Health Regulation 2012, the Food Act
2003 and the Local Government Act 1993.

From 1 September 2014, drinking water carters must
develop and adhere to a quality assurance program. A copy of the
completed quality assurance program document must be provided to the
local NSW Health Public
Health Unit.

Certain food businesses in the hospitality and retail food
service sector are required to appoint at least one trained
Food
Safety Supervisor (FSS). Certification must be located on the food
premises and be readily assessable for inspection by an authorised
officer.

All food premises including mobile and temporary operating in
the Coffs Harbour Local Government Area are subject to health
inspections by Council’s authorised officer’s to ensure compliance with
relevant legislation.

In accordance with the provisions of the Food Act 2003 and the Food Standards Code Council’s Authorised Officers
may inspect food premises at any time during operation.

Once the inspection is complete, a copy of the inspection
report will be provided for your reference.

If subsequent inspections are required by Council due to
non-compliance, an additional re-inspection fee
may be invoiced.

Temporary Food Stalls and Mobile Food Vendors that have
undergone an inspection by another Local Council within the current
financial year must ensure a copy of such an inspection is located
onsite for inspection by an Authorised Officer.